Wild turkey call

ABSTRACT

A turkey call comprising: a resonating chamber defined by converging top and bottom walls; triangular sidewalls; a rectangular, perforated rear wall, said bottom wall having, between the apices of said sidewalls, an arcuate cutaway portion; a vibrating band secured to said bottom wall and overlying that part of the cutaway portion adjacent the edge of said front wall, and a lid hinged to said bottom wall to protect said band.

United States Patent inventors Ronald M. Tribell 5812 Drexel Ave.,Little Rock, 72206; Sammy L. Oliver, 717 Wright Ave, Little Rock, 72209both of Ark. Appl. No. 854,177 Filed Aug. 29. 1969 Patented June 8, i971WILD TURKEY CALL 4 Claims, 7 Drawing Figs.

US. Cl 46/178, 46/ l 80 Int. Cl A63l1 5/00 Field of Search 1 16/67;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,434,910 1 1/1922 Murphey46/180 1,542,147 6/1925 Kragiel 46/180 1,720,813 7/1929 Agnew et a1.46/180 Primary Examiner- Louis G. Mancene Assistant Examiner-UL.Weinhold AttorneyBerman, Davidson & Berman ABSTRACT: A turkey callcomprising: a resonating chamber defined by converging top and bottomwalls; triangular sidewalls; a rectangular, perforated rear wall, saidbottom wall having, between the apices of said sidewalls, an arcuatecutaway portion; a vibrating band secured to said bottom wall andoverlying that part of the cutaway portion adjacent the edge of saidfront wall, and a lid hinged to said bottom wall to protect said band.

,WILD TURKEY CALL This invention relates to the breath of the user.

The game call disclosed herein is intended for calling wild turkeys, atask itself which requires considerable versatility on the part of theinstrument. As will appear hereinafter, the instrument disclosed hereinnot only possesses the characteristics of versatility by reason of itsconstruction but its range and variety of sound are the subject toconsiderable variation by sheer manipulation on the part of the user.

it is an object of this invention to produce a call as aforesaid whichwill be compact, of low cost, and versatile in its performance.

it is a further object of this invention to provide a call as aforesaidwhich may be activated by the breath of the user whether he is exhalingor inhaling.

it is a further object of this invention to provide a call as aforesaidin which the vibrating element may readily be replaced or adjusted evenin the field.

The above and other objects will be made clear from the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the annexed drawing, inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device emphasizing the bottom panel;

FIG. 2 is a reversed perspective view of HO. 1, showing the protectivelid in closed position;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the device with the lid closed;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation of the device;

FIG. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the device tivation by exhalation; and

F IG. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of F IG. 6.

Referring to FIG. 1, the device has a top panel [0, a bottom panel 12,side panels 14, and a backwall 16. A protective cover 18 is hinged at 20to a pintle 22 held in brackets 24 which are secured by screws 26 to thesidewalls 14.

The bottom wall 12 adjacent its leading edge has an arcuate cutoutportion 28. A reed or diaphragm 30, preferably formed of rubber, extendsacross the panel 12, covering all but the outer portion of the cutaway28. The rubber strip 30 is secured to panel 12 by adhesive areas 32,such as Scotch'tape to facilitate removal, replacement and adjustment.The tone, pitch and quality is adjusted by the tension under which thestrip 30 is placed, and its position in relation to the arcuate opening28.

The rear wall 16 (FIG. 4) has groups of perforations 34 and a centralperforation 36. The perforation 36 is used to secure a cord 38 by whichthe device may be attached to an appropriate part of the wearersapparel.

The lid 18, when the device is to be used, is folded back to theposition shown in FIG. 1. Its function, of course, is to protect thereed and in addition minimize the ingress into the interior of thedevice of lint, tobacco and other particles which might enter throughthe exposed portion of the cutaway 28.

In this specification, the panel 12 is referred to as a botgame callswhich are energized by arranged for acthe upper lip in contact with tom"panel and the panel 10 has been referred to as a top panel. In field usethus far, the call seems somewhat more ef fective when the device isplaced between the lips of the user with the lower lip completelyencompassing the opening 28 to provide an air seal. if then the userinhales, a particular sound is produced. The triangular soundingchamber, defined by the tapered sidewalls and the rear wall, magnifiesthe sound. The call will be effective, however, if the position isreversed with panel 12 and in either position the sound may be modifiedby varying lip pressure and through manipulation of the tongue andchecks, changing the shape of the mouth cavity.

Wild turkeys in particular emit a wide variety of calls under varyingcircumstances, virtually all of which may be accurately copied by propermanipulation of this device.

An equally effective call can be made by rearrangement of the diaplhragm3Q so that the call would be actuated on exhalatron ra er thaninhalation. Thls arrangement 18 Illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7 which, sofar as the body of the call is concerned, are unchanged from the formpreviously discussed, the only change being the positioning of thediaphragm 30.

In these figures, the diaphragm 30 has been shifted so as to overlie theleading edges of both the top panel 10 and bottom panel 12 and to leaveexposed the innermost arcuate portion of the cutaway 28. With thisplacement of the diaphragm, it matters not at all whether the bottomwall 12 is placed in contact with the lower lip or the upper lip of theuser. The only essential is that the lip should form an air seal aroundthe eutaway portion 28 during exhalation or "blowing." The portion ofthe diaphragm 30 which overlies the cutout portion 28 will vibrate andproduce a sound which may be modified by altering the position of lips,tongues and cheeks so as to alter the mouth cavity.

Since the diaphragm 30, by means of the adhesive portions 32, is readilyremovable and replaceable, only a few seconds are required in which toshift from excitation of the diaphragm by inhalation to excitation byexhalation, as just described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

While certain specific details have been disclosed herein, it is notintended to limit this invention to the precise details disclosed sincevarious changes and modifications will suggest themselves to anyoneskilled in the art who may peruse this specification.

What we claim is:

l. A turkey call comprising: a resonating chamber defined by convergingtop and bottom walls; triangular sidewalls; a rectangular, perforatedrear wall, said bottom wall having, between the apices of saidsidewalls, an arcuate cutaway portion; a vibrating band and meansadjustably to secure to said bottom wall to overlie a desired part ofsaid cutaway portion.

2. The device of claim 1, including a lid hinged to said bottom wall toprotect said band.

3. The device of claim 1, in which one margin of said band overlies theadjacent edge of said top wall.

4. The device of claim 1, in which both side margins of said band areadhesively secured to the portions of said top wall adjacent saidcutaway portion.

1. A turkey call comprising: a resonating chamber defined by convergingtop and bottom walls; triangular sidewalls; a rectangular, perforatedrear wall, said bottom wall having, between the apices of saidsidewalls, an arcuate cutaway portion; a vibrating band and meansadjustably to secure to said bottom wall to overlie a desired part ofsaid cutaway portion.
 2. The device of claim 1, including a lid hingedto said bottom wall to protect said band.
 3. The device of claim 1, inwhich one margin of said band overlies the adjacent edge of said topwall.
 4. The device of claim 1, in which both side margins of said bandare adhesively secured to the portions of said top wall adjacent saidcutaway portion.